# Incident 19780517035109I: Cessna 206CESSNA, Northway, AK, May 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1978, 15:50 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9617° N, 141.9372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northway, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9617&lon=-141.9372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8501Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8501Q-1989-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517035109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED AMPHIB ON RUNWAY WITHOUT EXTENDING THE WHEELS.

## Other reports on N8501Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850907063579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907063579I), Sep 7, 1985: Cessna U206F (N8501Q), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Overturned during water taxi with floats partially submerged. Numerous leaks found in both floats.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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